The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

University of Illinois at Springfield

Tracking students’ progress and achievement throughout their college careers, regardless of the path taken, puts the focus where it belongs, on individual success. Being a part of the Student Achievement Measure (SAM) also provides UIS with the data needed to continually improve retention efforts for all student populations, and build on a long history of valuing transfer students. More than 5,000 students enroll each year, seeking a University of Illinois degree in the friendly learning environment of a smaller university. Located in the state capital, UIS has a special mission in public affairs and has graduated thousands of future leaders in the public and non-profit sectors.

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of Illinois at Springfield in the Fall of 2011. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from University of Illinois at Springfield are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)

Students who started at University of Illinois at Springfield and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()

Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of Illinois at Springfield are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().

Students who started at University of Illinois at Springfield and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().

Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of Illinois at Springfield in the Fall of 2011. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from University of Illinois at Springfield are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)

Students who started at University of Illinois at Springfield and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()

Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of Illinois at Springfield are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().

Students who started at University of Illinois at Springfield and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().

Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.